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Not such an ordinary life: a comparison of employment, marital status and housing profiles of adults with and without intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- McMAHON Martin, BOWRING Darren Lee, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 24(4), 2019, pp.213-221.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Having paid work, relationships and a choice of where to live are common policy priorities for adults with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to compare outcomes with respect to these three priorities between adults with intellectual disability and the general population in Jersey. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 217 adults with intellectual disability known to services, and 2,350 adults without intellectual disability using a stratified random sample. Data on employment, marital status and accommodation profiles were compared. Findings: In sum, 87 per cent of adults with intellectual disability were currently single vs 16 per cent of adults without intellectual disability; 23 per cent of working-age adults with intellectual disability were in paid employment vs 92 per cent of working-age adults without intellectual disability; and 57 per cent of adults with intellectual disability lived-in sheltered housing vs 2 per cent of adults without intellectual disability. Social implications: Very few adults with intellectual disability are in paid employment or intimate relationships, and the majority live in sheltered, supported housing, with very few owning their own home. There is a significant disconnect between policy and reality. Considerable work is required to make an ordinary life the reality for adults with intellectual disability. Originality/value: This study adds to the body of evidence that suggests people with intellectual disabilities are less likely to experience an ordinary life. Furthermore, it illustrates that despite Jersey being an affluent society, the same difficulties and barriers exist there for persons with an intellectual disability as in other jurisdictions. (Publisher abstract)
Paid work and housing : a comparative guide to the impact of employment on housing and support for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, SIMONS Ken, MACADAM Margaret
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This book compares the French and UK systems of providing related employment, support and housing for people with learning disabilities, focusing on and exploring the extent to which these systems facilitate opportunities to access work and housing. It identifies and describes a range of employment-related projects in the UK and France, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of both systems, and canvassing the opinions of those providing and, importantly, those using the services. The report makes recommendations for the future development of housing and employment options, suggesting ways in which these could include wider community involvement. With policy changes expected in this area in the UK, it aims to put the views of people with learning disabilities firmly on the agenda.
Accommodation and employment policies for people with disabilities
- Authors:
- HARDWICK Jill, JAMES Jenny, BROWN Fiona
- Publisher:
- University of New South Wales. Social Welfare Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 127p., tables. bibliogs., illus.
- Place of publication:
- Kensington, NSW
Personal stories from people with learning disabilities
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 104, Autumn 2012, pp.3-5.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
This article tells 5 personal stories of people with learning disabilities whose lives have been transformed through the support they have received. These personal stories provide a powerful way of showing how these services provide value for money. The services that are described include employment, leisure activities, independent living, housing associations, service user involvement in educating staff who work with people with learning disabilities, and even competing in the Special Olympics.
Shaping our future: a scoping and consultation exercise to establish research priorities in learning disabilities for the next ten years
- Authors:
- WILIAMS V., MARRIOTT A., TOWNSLEY R.
- Publisher:
- National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- Southampton
People with learning disabilities are socially excluded with little access to mainstream services for health, housing, education and employment. It is important that research brings understand on how to move towards equality for people with learning disabilities. This scoping review and consultation found out what was important for different groups of stakeholders through regional workshops in the UK; following a systematic literature review in the key areas identified, research gaps were identified and discussed in a second round of workshops. The six most important areas of concern for people with learning disabilities were access to healthcare; getting good support; the right to relationships; housing; work and personal finance; inclusion in the community. The report concluded that action research in partnership with a range of stakeholders (people with learning disabilities, family members and practitioners) should be funded. These studies should be well-designed and robust, in order to help understand how changes can happen, and how we can bridge the gap between policy and practice.
Valuing people now: summary report March 2009-September 2010: including findings from Learning Disability Partnership Board self assessments 2009-2010
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- London
All 152 Learning Disability Partnership Boards produced an annual report setting out the progress they made from April 2009 to March 2010. The information from these was used by nine Regional Boards to create summary reports for each region. This report brings together the key findings from the regional reports and additional national data to illustrate progress achieved in delivering Valuing People Now (the three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities published by the Department of Health in 2009). It provides summary information about the local Partnership Boards reports, key findings on the priority areas of health, housing, and employment, and progress in other areas including personalisation, transition, including everyone, hate crime, and advocacy. It also identifies further progress needed and provides examples of good practice at a regional and local level.
The same as you?: a review of services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 137p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This review began by looking at services, especially in social and healthcare, and their relationship with education, housing, employment and other areas. However, its focus changed to include people’s lifestyles. That is what matters. Services are there to support people in their daily lives. The Learning Disability Review has succeeded in involving many of those with an interest, especially those who use services and their carers, at different points in the journey. The focus of the report is consistent with existing policies on community care. ‘Modernising Community Care’ wants better results for people through quicker and better decision-making, greater emphasis on care at home and agencies working more closely together.
Pathways to getting a life: transition planning for full lives
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Valuing People Now sets out the Government’s strategy to improve the experience of young people with learning disabilities as they move into adulthood. The Getting a Life programme was one of 3 Valuing Employment Now demonstration programmes which focused on how to increase the number of young people going into full-time paid employment. The programme designed an employment pathway that sets out the most critical things that need to happen during transition. The success of this pathway has led to the development of similar pathways for housing, health, friends, and community. These pathways have been designed to show what needs to happen at each stage of a young person’s progress through transition and into adulthood, using the principles and methods of person-centred transition planning and support planning so that they can have jobs, friends, their own homes and choice and control over their lives. The aim of this document is to bring together what has been learned about transition planning for young people with learning disabilities from Valuing People Now and Getting a Life. Each section describes one of the pathways to Getting a Life: pathway into employment; housing pathway; planning for good health pathway; and developing friendships, relationships and community pathway.
My kind of future: a workbook to help young people with learning disabilities prepare for the future
- Authors:
- DAVIES Jill, PEARCE-NEUDORF Justin
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 85p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A workbook to help for people with learning disabilities to plan for the future when they leave school or college. The booklet is in eight sections. They cover: person centred planning, staying healthy, getting ready for work, planning your own support, keeping in touch with friends, getting around, moving into your own home, and looking after your money. Each section includes useful information and exercises to complete.
Whose agenda?
- Authors:
- MARRIOTT Anna, WILLIAMS Val, TOWNSELY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, December 2008, pp.32-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Norah Fry Research Centre (NFRC) at the University of Bristol recently completed a scoping exercise commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research, to establish priorities within the field of learning disabilities. This article briefly describes the outcomes of that scoping review and consultation, which aimed to develop a research agenda base centrally on: the views and concerns of people with learning disabilities and their family members; and a review of the literature since 2001, in the areas of concern to central stakeholders.